R.I.P. David Cassidy (1950-2017); Yep, Even This Black Kid Had His Records
I debated long and hard about this. Should I write yet another tribute for a fallen musical artist – the umpteenth such loss in the past couple years. Heck, this…
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EWF’s Best Album Turns 40! Here’s a GOAT Tribute To “All ‘N All”
From the first drum-and-cymbal crash of “Serpentine Fire” to Philip Bailey’s final “badup-bow” during the fade on “Be Ever Wonderful,” and everything in between, Earth Wind & Fire’s 1977 opus…
Taylor’s Got The Biggest Selling Album Of 2017 In Just 4 Days…A Sad State For Albums Indeed
It’s mid-November and until this week, the year’s biggest-selling album – not counting streaming and individual track sales converted to equivalent album units – was Ed Sheeran’s eight-month-old Divide (➗),…
“Fats” Domino (1928-2017) – Should’ve Been Rock ‘N’ Roll’s “King”!
When the February 1957 cover of Ebony Magazine proclaimed the immensely popular singer/pianist and genre pioneer Fats Domino the “King of Rock and Roll,” the publication may have been onto…
RIP Keith Wilder (1951-2017); Heatwave’s Last Original Voice Silenced (Plus Their 10 Best Songs, Ranked)
The late Johnnie Wilder, Jr. (d: May 2006) had the vision that led to the creation of the multi-ethnic 1970s band Heatwave, as well as the soft baritone and high…